Monthly Archives: October 2007
Look At That Face: Well, At Least The Teeth Look Good [Speed]
Since January 2006, this mouth has improved our TV reception. That all ended Monday, when his braces were removed. He’s excited to be beyond it. Madysen is a bit put out by it all. Despite being thirteen months older, Speed … Continue reading
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The State Fair Of Texas: Most Of The Cost, A Smidgen Of The Atmosphere Of WDW [Dallas]
Holly got me pretty good. Over the weekend, she suggested that I take the kids to the State Fair on Monday. What she failed to mention was that it was “Everyone Go to the Fair Day!” (Speed had an orthodontist … Continue reading
Boomer Sooner: Speed’s First OU/TX Game [OU]
Saturday was Speed’s first trip to the OU/TX game at the Cotton Bowl–in the parlance of our time, the AT&T Red River Shootout Rivalry (*cringe*). It was a hot, muggy morning and early afternoon, and it drizzled for a bit. … Continue reading
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Layla & Soccer: More Growing Pains [Soccer]
On Sunday afternoon, Layla had another soccer game–rudely interfering with Madysen’s birthday. They played Texans West White 99 way up north in our old stomping ground, Plano. I do not miss that commute. Anyway, I’m not sure Layla’s team heard … Continue reading
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U.S. Open Cup: Madysen Is A Ball Girl [Soccer]
(Is it ball girl or ballgirl?) Anyway, on Wednesday evening, Madysen and a friend were ball girls in the finals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup played at Pizza Hut Park. I’m sure you know all about the U.S. … Continue reading
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Speed Plays Football: A Game In McKinney [Football]
On Tuesday night–actually late afternoon–Speed had another football game. Instead of a home game about 100 yards from the house, this game was in McKinney, about 100 miles away, against McKinney Dowell. One of the buses didn’t make it until … Continue reading
Emma Plays Soccer: Photographic Evidence [Emma]
Though it was her third game as a Bluebonnet, it was my first in attendance. The last season she played–almost two years ago–she resembled more of a potted plant than an athlete, so I wondered whether things would have changed. … Continue reading
I’m Older Than I Look: Madysen Turns Fourteen [Birthdays]
On Sunday, September 30, Madysen turned 14. Seriously, 14. That’s old. She’s getting to the point that she can’t get away with ordering from the children’s menu–significantly raising the cost of dining out. The horror. Anyway, Happy Birthday, Madysen! Because … Continue reading
Relaxing With Literature On Our Nevis Vacation [Books]
Amidst all of the numerous activities we engaged in on Nevis, I managed to squeeze in a sizable amount of reading, much of it poolside/seaside. For old times’ sake, Holly carried along her copy of John Irving’s A Prayer for … Continue reading
Spanning The Decades For War, Watergate, Revenge, And Crackers [Movie]
First off, Platoon is really good. But I didn’t find it as great as many have suggested. Consider that Oliver Stone wrote and directed it twenty-one years ago—well before Stone was universally known as a conspiratorial crackpot. And, though our … Continue reading
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